Dayton Metro Library will launch a new texting service on June 8th aimed at supporting parents and caregivers in their efforts to get children ready for kindergarten success. Three times a week, fun, easy tips prompt parents, grandparents and babysitters to take advantage of everyday situations and turn them into learning experiences. In a study conducted by Stanford researchers, parents who received regular text tips spent more time doing literacy-related activities with their preschoolers, and the children acquired two to three months' worth of learning compared to their peers. The tips are appropriate for infants, toddlers or preschoolers and will focus on skills that are the building blocks of later reading success. Participants will receive text tips each week from June through Labor Day, and can opt out at any time. Standard text rates apply.

Kathleen Moore is the Early Literacy Specialist at the Dayton Metro Library. She provides training and assistance to teachers and parents on ways to support children from birth to kindergarten to be successful readers in school. “Becoming a skilled reader requires growth along a developmental continuum that starts at birth with exposure to rich language interactions and experiences,” Moore stated. “The more caregivers know about this development, the better they can support our youngest learners.”

Kathleen has a Master of Science in Early Childhood Education from Wheelock College. Then, after 25 years of teaching, she went to Kent State University to get her library science degree. She began her work at Dayton Metro Library in 2006.

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